50s
Which music genre emerged and gained popularity among youth in the 1950s?
Rock 'n' roll
Which event is considered the highlight of the hippie movement in the late 1960s?
Woodstock Music Festival
What was the immediate catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
The arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her bus seat
Which of the following best describes Martin Luther King Jr.'s approach to civil rights activism?
Nonviolent protest
36. Which of the following groups perpetuated violence and intimidation against African-Americans in the Civil Rights era South?
KKK
The concept of a "nuclear family" in the 1950s typically referred to
A married couple and their children
The 1960s counterculture movement was characterized by a rejection of what?
Rejection of mainstream norms
35. What was the primary goal of the March on Washington?
To advocate for civil and economic rights for African Americans
Rosa Parks is best known for:
Refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger
37. What were Southern reactions to the Freedom Riders?
Constant violence from white supremacists
Name two actors/actresses who starred in the 1950s
Marilyn Monroe and James Dean
What was the Kent State Massacre?
National Guard shot 4 anti-war college student demonstrators
What is true about the Selma marches?
White supremacists killed a white minister, James Reeb
Huey Newton co-founded which organization?
Black Panther Party
What year was Rosa Parks assassinated?
She wasn't!
14. The term "conformity" in 1950s American society refers to
Adherence to traditional values and expectations
13. Which group had the most significant impact on popular music and culture in the 1960s?
The Beatles
What event during the Freedom Summer increased nationwide media coverage of the plights of civil rights activists during the 1960s?
The murders of three people, including two white volunteers
Stokely Carmichael desired what for African-Americans in the system?
Self-determination
When the FBI investigated the three disappearances of civil rights activists during the Freedom Summer, what else did they discover when searching?
Eight additional victims of white supremacist groups like the KKK
The 1950s were considered a decade of affluence. What does affluence mean?
To have widespread prosperity and wealth
James Dean became an icon of youth rebellion in the 1950s primarily through his role in which film?
"Rebel Without a Cause"
Which piece of legislation was directly influenced by the Selma Marches?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What do Martin Luther King Jr, Huey Newton, and Malcolm X all have in common with each other? (besides being civil rights activists)
They were all assassinated
The founder of which popular restaurant paid Rosa Park's rent for the rest of her life?
Little Caesar's